Which Southern Utah University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Engineering Technology graduates leave with a median of $8,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 14 Southern Utah University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Southern Utah University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,962 a year, and $21,192 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,462 a year.

How many Southern Utah University programs report graduate pay?

20 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Southern Utah University report first-year pay, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

Southern Utah University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Cedar City, UT
9,289 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

20 Southern Utah University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($65,898), and Foods and Nutrition the least ($20,693). The median program pays $37,482. Southern Utah University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$6,962Per year. Out-of-state $21,192

Average net price after aid$10,462Per year

Graduation rate61%Within 6 years

Admission rate82%Of applicants

All 20 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Utah" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Utah. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Utah
1	NursingAbout 109 graduates a year	$65,898	$70,566	$11,993	10th of 13
2	AccountingAbout 95 graduates a year	$55,425	$74,399	$10,550	7th of 8
3	Computer ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$49,655	$83,405	Not reported	7th of 7
4	Teacher EducationAbout 62 graduates a year	$47,832	$52,531	$13,625	5th of 7
5	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 68 graduates a year	$45,042	$52,567	$16,500	5th of 7
6	Engineering TechnologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$43,320	$81,628	$8,000	1st of 1
7	EconomicsAbout 19 graduates a year	$43,266	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 4
8	AgricultureAbout 25 graduates a year	$41,071	$57,314	Not reported	1st of 1
9	Criminal JusticeAbout 65 graduates a year	$39,744	$47,102	$17,500	3rd of 4
10	MarketingAbout 42 graduates a year	$39,150	$52,322	Not reported	8th of 8
11	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 154 graduates a year	$35,814	$38,062	$16,001	3rd of 4
12	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$33,465	Not reported	$12,425	3rd of 4
13	CommunicationsAbout 76 graduates a year	$32,951	$50,072	$13,900	7th of 8
14	Business AdministrationAbout 75 graduates a year	$32,824	$43,849	Not reported	9th of 9
15	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 66 graduates a year	$30,092	Not reported	$14,352	5th of 6
16	EnglishAbout 17 graduates a year	$28,818	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 8
17	Family and Consumer SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$27,346	$39,450	$14,292	1st of 1
18	TheatreAbout 19 graduates a year	$27,335	$48,419	$19,284	1st of 5
19	PsychologyAbout 91 graduates a year	$27,146	$43,217	$11,359	7th of 7
20	Foods and NutritionAbout 38 graduates a year	$20,693	$44,753	$15,050	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Utah ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Utah programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Utah" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Utah.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Utah
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,664 graduates a year	$24,258	$48,508	$9,000	6th of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and Utah ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$65,898
Accounting$55,425
Computer Science$49,655
Teacher Education$47,832
Subject-Area Teacher Education$45,042

Lowest median debt

Engineering Technology$8,000
Accounting$10,550
Psychology$11,359
Nursing$11,993
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$12,425

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 154 graduates a year
NursingAbout 109 graduates a year
AccountingAbout 95 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 91 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 76 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $65,898 in their first year, the most of 20 Southern Utah University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Utah rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels